Hi everyone,I am a new real estate investor in the Philadelphia area. I am a complete beginner, though I am clear on my goal - invest $200-$250K in cash (up tp $1M with leverage) in cash-producing rental properties in...
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Looking to see if anyone wants to start a local meetup in Houston. I am a new investor with one deal under my belt. Wanting to start a small group of about 5 to 10 people who are looking to make a huge change in 2020....
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Hey BP forum.I´m putting under contract this apartment building with 15 units, so the deal includes a vacant land lot and would like to hear some ideas from you what to I do with this corner lot.Thank you in advance
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My partner and I are currently trying to assemble our team for investing in a fixer-upper which we would either rent or sell once complete. We are in the process of assembling team members to help us with our goals, a...
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Hello all,Very happy to now be a part of your community. Much respect for what I've learned in the past month watching and listening to BP podcast and videos. Have worked in technology since graduating in '97. Spen...
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I’ve been working on narrowing down where to invest and being in Chicago, there is no shortage of property types or demographics. If I were to look outside of the city and surrounding suburbs, one area I find interes...
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Hi Bigger Pockets,I am a real estate agent servicing Southwest Florida. I primarily work in Babcock Ranch which is the #5 master planned community in the United States. Have a growing team of 5 agents and 1 operations...
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Do lenders typically use net or gross rental income when calculating DTI?
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Hi ladies and gents,I'm just starting out from Johannesburg, South Africa and I'm wondering if anyone on here is currently investing in real estate (rentals) in South Africa at all? I guess my main concern with approa...
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Hi all,Just curious on how you'd structure a deal with a partner with the following information. I'm going to bring about 30k to put towards downpayment and closing costs of the purchase and the property will be in my...